Military Deployment History

Deployments that have ended or been withdrawn, and exercises that have concluded. Records are kept, not deleted, so changes over time stay visible.

  1. Withdrawn Uganda: UPDF bilateral and AUSSOM troops (AUSSOM allocation 4,500) · Uganda → Somalia
  2. Withdrawn Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 26.3 concludes rotation in Australia · United States → Australia
  3. Withdrawn USS McFaul (DDG 74) returns from 11-month Middle East deployment · United States → Middle East (U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas)
  4. Withdrawn Guatemala: army contingent · Guatemala → Haiti
  5. Historical Keen Sword 2027 military exercise · United States → Japan
  6. Withdrawn Sri Lanka: Army and police Special Task Force · Sri Lanka → Haiti
  7. Historical Combined Resolve military exercise · United States → Germany
  8. Historical Avenger Triad 26 / NATO Steadfast Duel 26 military exercise · United States → Germany
  9. Historical Maritime Big Play Pacific (AUKUS) military exercise · United States → Off Southern California (United States)
  10. Withdrawn United States: U.S. forces at Erbil Air Base to Out of Iraq; task force continues from Jordan · United States → Iraq
  11. Withdrawn Turkey: training, air and ground units, including F-16s · Turkey → Somalia
  12. Withdrawn UNIFIL: about 7,500 peacekeepers from nearly 50 countries · UNIFIL → Lebanon
  13. Historical Khaan Quest 2026 military exercise · Mongolia, with India and partners → Mongolia

DeployingHost or areaBranchForces and personnelStatusDateVerifiedSources
UgandaSomalia🪖 Ground forcesUganda: UPDF bilateral and AUSSOM troops (AUSSOM allocation 4,500)
Not disclosed
WithdrawnNov 2, 2026Nov 2, 2026The Observer (Uganda)
Watchdog Uganda
+2 more
United StatesAustralia🪖 Ground forcesMarine Rotational Force-Darwin 26.3 concludes rotation in Australia
About 2,000 Marines and sailors Estimate
WithdrawnOct 23, 2026Oct 23, 2026U.S. Marine Corps release via DVIDS
Australian Department of Defence
+1 more
United StatesMiddle East (U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas)🚢 Naval forcesUSS McFaul (DDG 74) returns from 11-month Middle East deployment
1 destroyer Official announcement
WithdrawnOct 23, 2026Oct 23, 2026U.S. Navy via DVIDS (dvidshub.net)
USNI News
GuatemalaHaiti🪖 Ground forcesGuatemala: army contingent
Not disclosed
WithdrawnOct 19, 2026Oct 19, 2026Emisoras Unidas
United StatesJapan🏳️ Joint or multiple branchesKeen Sword 2027 military exercise
Not disclosed
HistoricalOct 19, 2026Oct 19, 2026U.S. Pacific Command (pacom.mil)
Kyodo News via Okinawa Times
Sri LankaHaiti🪖 Special operationsSri Lanka: Army and police Special Task Force
Not disclosed
WithdrawnOct 17, 2026Oct 17, 2026Newswire
Le Nouvelliste
United StatesGermany🏳️ Joint or multiple branchesCombined Resolve military exercise
Not disclosed
HistoricalOct 16, 2026Oct 16, 2026U.S. Army (army.mil)
U.S. Army Europe and Africa (europeafrica.army.mil) home page: Combined Resolve
United StatesGermany🏳️ Joint or multiple branchesAvenger Triad 26 / NATO Steadfast Duel 26 military exercise
Not disclosed
HistoricalOct 6, 2026Oct 6, 2026U.S. Army Europe and Africa (europeafrica.army.mil)
United StatesOff Southern California (United States)🏳️ Joint or multiple branchesMaritime Big Play Pacific (AUKUS) military exercise
Not disclosed
HistoricalOct 5, 2026Oct 5, 2026U.S. Department of War (war.gov)
United StatesIraq🪖 Ground forcesUnited States: U.S. forces at Erbil Air Base to Out of Iraq; task force continues from Jordan
Not disclosed
WithdrawnSep 30, 2026Sep 30, 2026U.S. Central Command (centcom.mil)
TurkeySomalia🪖 Ground forcesTurkey: training, air and ground units, including F-16s
Not disclosed
WithdrawnJul 22, 2026Jul 22, 2026Turkish Minute
Africanews
UNIFILLebanon🪖 Ground forcesUNIFIL: about 7,500 peacekeepers from nearly 50 countries
Not disclosed
WithdrawnJun 25, 2026Jun 25, 2026Naharnet
AFP via Arab News
Mongolia, with India and partnersMongolia🪖 Ground forcesKhaan Quest 2026 military exercise
Not disclosed
HistoricalJun 20, 2026Jun 18, 2026The Week: Indian Army to return to Mongolia for Khaan Quest (June 18, 2026)

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